Chapter 403: The First Asian Artist

"Recently, Li Lianjie's first film, Ocean Paradise, which he abandoned as a martial artist and turned to literature, was filmed in Qingdao."

"The last scene of Li Lianjie and Deng Jiajia was filmed in the 360-degree fish viewing area of ​​Qingdao Polar Ocean World. In the scene, Li Lianjie was dressed simply, wearing glasses, and looked like a kind father, sitting quietly on a chair."

"I watched my son swimming in the ocean world with a smile, and Zhu Yilong finished all the filming with a 30-minute scene on a bus. It is reported that Ocean Paradise will meet the audience next summer vacation."

"Director Xue Xiaolu said that the next step will be seamless. The romantic science fiction film "Time Traveler" starring Deng Chao, Zhou Xun, Chen Daoming and Tang Yan, which has been prepared for half a year, will start shooting soon."

Xue Xiaolu came back from Qingdao exhausted and came to report to Li Chen.

"Sister Lu, why are you in such a hurry? I'm not rushing you."

"Although you didn't rush me, you made me more anxious than others."

Fortunately, "Ip Man 3" has not started filming yet, so Xue Xiaolu feels better.

Otherwise, if "Time Traveler" had not started filming this year, wouldn't Xue Xiaolu have delayed Li Chen's annual plan and would have been really unworthy of his support for "Ocean Paradise".

"There's no rush for the post-production of "Ocean Paradise". I can join the crew at any time. Why didn't I see Yifei? Her song "Little Apple" is really suitable for all ages." Xue Xiaolu said with a smile.

It's suitable for all ages, the whole network is like a hurricane passing through.

There are endless imitation shows and spoofs in short videos online, which are even more terrifying than "The Promise" back then.

Even Auntie Xicheng from the four major mysterious organizations in the capital of later generations joined in.

The first one to directly transplant the dance of "Little Apple" into their square dance.

The aunties' comments directly lowered the quality of "Little Apple", but it also spread faster.

Even CCTV's music channel reported on this square dancing spectacle.

"She's a big star, and the end of the year is her busiest time. Even I, her fiancé, am not as busy as she is."

Xue Xiaolu said with a smile: "That's true, Yifei is indeed a busy person."

Although Christmas only lasts for two days, it is a must-see for all blockbuster films.

The stars of "The Fortress Besieged" hold Christmas candles specially made for "The Fortress Besieged".

We shot a series of Christmas blockbusters, vowing to win the Christmas box office championship.

Chen Kexin even praised Li Chen in front of the media as the instigator who brought down "Three Guns".

"Actually, there are two mainland directors that I'm afraid of: Li Chen and Feng Xiaogang."

"But the one I fear the most is Li Chen. Li Chen's record is unmatched anywhere in the world, not even Spielberg has it, and every one of his films has both quality and box office success, as well as both commercial and humanistic qualities."

"So only on the big platform of the mainland can the talent of Hong Kong directors be truly tested."

"Husband, why are you carrying the sedan chair for Li Chen?" Wu Junru was puzzled.

Even if Li Chen is not an enemy, he is at least not a friend.

You have forgotten what he did to our "If Love" back then!

"What do you know? It's just a woman's opinion!" Chen Kexin was too lazy to explain to the woman.

Li Chen had no response to Chen Kexin's advances, which greatly disappointed Chen Kexin.

However, Yang Siwei knew clearly that it was all hype. If the boss responded, it would make "Fortress Besieged" even more powerful.

Wu Jiru quickly understood her husband's intention.

Chen Kexin's long-distance confession won the favor of many mainland netizens, which directly translated into outstanding performance at the box office.

"Although director Chen Kexin's appearance is questionable, at least he dares to face up to the gap between him and Leo, which is already several levels higher than many Hong Kong and Taiwan directors."

"He who knows the current situation is a hero. In Hong Kong, a small place like sesame and mung bean, those with ambitions would have gone north long ago."

On Christmas Eve, the box office of "The Fortress Besieged" had exceeded 1.1 million yuan. In just one Christmas, the box office of "The Fortress Besieged" reached 1.87 million yuan.

"Three Guns" has just exceeded 2 million, and the daily box office has plummeted to around 300 million, and it is obviously lacking in momentum.

This is far from Zhang Weiping's previous boast of making 1.5 million per shot.

Zhang Weiping seemed to be at his wits' end. Apart from continuing to appeal for justice for "Three Guns" in front of the media, he also cursed Li Chen for being jealous of his good brother Zhang Yimou!
But what is strange is that neither Li Chen nor Zhang Yimou came out to respond.

Zhang Yimou still looked as if nothing had happened when facing the media: You can scold me all you want, but it’s not like I, Zhang Yimou, will lose a single piece of flesh.

The daily box office of "Wushuang" also dropped to double digits, and after Christmas, it was withdrawn from the theaters.

The total box office of "Wushuang" finally settled on 4.85 million, ranking second in the Chinese-language film box office and mainland film box office rankings.

Second only to "The Bow", the global box office exceeded 2.2 million US dollars, becoming the best-selling Hong Kong film in history.

Liu Dehua and Li Chen, who had just finished filming "The Mystery of the Phantom Flame", discussed and decided to hold another celebration banquet in Beijing.

Almost 500 million! He Liu Dehua really became the 500 million detective Lei Lao Hu!

"Wushuang" became the highest-grossing movie he has ever starred in, and it must be celebrated.

"Okay, Brother Hua, you have the final say."

"No, no, no, I still need your nod. I haven't gotten carried away yet. Without you, "Wushuang" would not have achieved this success." Liu Dehua was still sober.

Public opinion in Hong Kong was cheering and jubilant, as if the success of "Wushuang" had brought them back to their former supreme status as the Oriental Hollywood.

Although the box office of "Three Guns" did not reach half of the expected level, it is obvious that "Three Guns" is one of the few money-making films in this year's Lunar New Year holiday.

It is probably second only to the global bestseller "Wushuang"! As director Zhang Yimou, he knows exactly how much "Three Guns" cost.

"Weiping, I want to choose the roles for Under the Hawthorn Tree myself. This is what you promised me before." Zhang Yimou said with a serious face, and his words made Zhang Weiping extremely annoyed.

The market is so hot, and you want to make art films! You have a grudge against money!
Zhang Weiping smiled patiently and said, "Yimou, don't take the noise on the Internet to heart."

"Those barkings at Three Guns are just nonsense from people who are jealous of you!"

Zhang Yimou was disdainful in his heart. He knew better than anyone whether it was nonsense or not.

Ever since that premiere, the words Li Chen said to him seemed to have become a curse.

Whenever Zhang Weiping insisted on interfering in his duties as a director, he would remember Li Chen's advice to him.

He even doubted Li Chen's original intention of belittling "Three Guns" was whether he wanted to see him and Zhang Weiping fall out.

But he quickly denied this idea.

"Weiping, we made a lot of money from "Three Shots", right?" Zhang Yimou didn't bother about the online criticism. The moment he spoke, Zhang Weiping was stunned.

Zhang Weiping paused for two seconds before smiling unnaturally: "Well, I did make some money, but you also know that you have been busy with the Olympics in the past two years, and the company needs expenses everywhere."

Before Zhang Weiping finished complaining, Zhang Yimou raised his hand to interrupt him: "Weiping, I don't have any other requests, but I should be paid my director's salary."

"You know my situation!"

"Why, is Xiaoting whispering in your ear again?" Zhang Weiping sneered.

"It has nothing to do with her. It was my own request!"

"Shouldn't you pay me the director's fee?"

"That's how you treat your brothers!"

"Do you treat me as a brother? Or as a tool for you to make money!"

Zhang Yimou suddenly became furious, and his three consecutive soul-searching questions took Zhang Weiping by surprise, and he was unable to react for a long time.

At the end of the month, two pieces of news about "Little Apple" and "Ip Man 3" reposted from across the ocean suddenly landed in the domestic entertainment industry.

"Thanks to the unremitting support of Warner Music, Little Apple was promoted extensively on KKBOX, myMusic and Omusic."

"It caused a huge stir within a week. Warner Music revealed that Liu Yifei will be invited to attend the 2009 American Music Awards."

"Liu Yifei will perform "Little Apple" live, and Liu Yifei will also become the first Asian artist to perform at the American Music Awards."

"Tyson is here!"

"Since leaving the professional boxing ring, former boxing champion Mike Tyson has been hanging out in the entertainment industry."

"According to the boxingscene website, Tyson will go to China to star in the Chinese Kung Fu blockbuster "Ip Man 3."

A stone stirred up a thousand waves.

Fans of the idol were celebrating wildly, even the Korean wave that is now sweeping Southeast Asia has never appeared on the American Music Awards.

But Liu Yifei did it.

"Did you use too much strength?" Liu Yifei put her arms around Li Chen's neck.

After a busy schedule, Yuandan declined offers to perform on several satellite TV stations on New Year's Eve just because she wanted to spend this special New Year with her fiancé.

But before I returned to Beijing, I received a notice from Warner.

Li Chen's acting was exaggerated: "How is it possible? Miss Liu's charm is not limited to men or women, young or old, or even nationality."

Even if it is true, you can't admit it. Women are made to be coaxed.

Sure enough, although Miss Liu said that she didn't believe you, the smile in her eyes and the curve of her mouth corners were very telling.

In fact, Li Chen only contributed a little bit, even if he didn't contribute.

"Little Apple" will become a global hit sooner or later. Back then, "Little Apple" was the second Asian to perform at the National Music Festival after the fat guy from South Korea.

At that time, the fat guy's "Gangnam Style" had not yet been released, so Miss Liu naturally became the first one.

The once world-famous boxing champion will now play a supporting role in "Ip Man 3".

These seemingly impossible things are becoming reality step by step.

Li Chen's fans have reached a peak of worshipping him.

Under the Weibo post, fans were singing praises.

Li Chen also rarely shows his artistic side.

Posted a message on Weibo to respond to netizens.

Life is not a story, but stories happen in life. Let’s encourage each other, young people.

In December of 09, the entertainment industry basically became a love-hate drama between the engaged couple Li Chen and Liu Yifei.

One person is so powerful in the film industry that he can surpass all the top film directors.

One person has taken the music scene by storm around the world and is popular across Southeast Asia.

Lu Tailang hated Li Chen with gnashing teeth. How could I not be in such a prosperous era?

I also want to live among thousands of people.

"Three Guns" made Li Chen the king of talking.

It’s my Taro’s turn in “Avatar” now, hehehe!

(End of this chapter)